Cafeteria Kitchen Supervisor & Backup Manager

Cedar Rapids Community School District; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All district benefits

Job summary

Cedar Rapids Community School District seeks a dedicated food service team member to prepare main dishes, vegetables and menu items, following standardized recipes and production methods to ensure quality in the district cafeterias.

As Backup Manager, you will assist the cafeteria manager with ordering quantities, keeping production records, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting students with special diets, while communicating professionally with staff and students.

Qualifications

• Must possess positive leadership traits.
• Serve as a positive team leader, maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to manage/lead people, mentor new employees
• Successfully uses problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of school food service programs, nutritional standards, and sanitation.
• Accurate and detail oriented in processing paperwork.
• Possess strong communication skills, customer service.
• Knowledge of basic computer functions and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for preparing main dishes, vegetables and additional menu items as needed.
• Use standardized recipes, methods of production and advanced preparation techniques
• Participate in serving good quality food.
• Assume managerial responsibilities in the absence of cafeteria manager.
• Assist cafeteria manager with determining necessary quantities of food and supplies to order.
• Assist with necessary record keeping and daily production records
• Assist with general clean up duties
• Comply with and make accommodations for students with special diet restrictions.
• Maintain open, positive communication with all people served by the food service department.
• Participate in short courses, meetings, and in-service training, as requested.
• Attend work as scheduled and arrive on time fully prepared to begin work. Follow established building/department procedures if there is a need to arrive late, be absent or leave the workplace.
• Available to work flexible hours.
• Regular attendance.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Positive leadership

Team leadership

People management

Problem solving

School food service knowledge

Paperwork accuracy

Communication & customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

SNA - Kitchen certification preferred

Tools

10 key calculator

Job description

Cedar Rapids Community School District seeks a dedicated food service team member to prepare main dishes, vegetables and menu items, following standardized recipes and production methods to ensure quality in the district cafeterias.

As Backup Manager, you will assist the cafeteria manager with ordering quantities, keeping production records, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting students with special diets, while communicating professionally with staff and students.